'Cat thrower' filmed in social media video spared fine, banned from owning pets for five years

A Queensland man who threw a cat over a fence at a neighbour's house has been spared a fine and conviction but has been ordered to do 120 hours of community service.

Samuel Conroy, 19, was also given 12 months' probation, banned from owning a pet for five years, and must pay $1,100 in legal costs after pleading guilty to animal cruelty at Ipswich Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

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